December 3 , 2003
Miami, FL

From Our Friend Kelley:

Kelley here again!! Nicole had to depart us on Dec.1st, I missed her greatly but continued the rest of my vacation with my two very tanned sailors, no I'm not jealous!! haha. I took the guys around to see the neighborhood a bit and we ran into a house that was all decked out with christmas decorations and lights. They really got a kick out of this because where they come from it's cold at Christmas time. So, here in Miami, we nice and toasty during Christmas. So, seeing all the Christmas decor was quite the experience. I took the guys to the marina down the street from my place to show them where I take all my sunset pictures and pretty much just get away from the busyness of life. It's gorgeous down there, surrounded by water on both side and viewing a beautiful sunset. On the way back from our little walk down memory lane, Johannes spotted an alligator swimming in the water. We tried to get pictures but they didn't turn out so well. Johannes had been talking all week about wanting to see alligators so this was the perfect timing. The sun set and we were off to church to attend another service followed by a nice dinner out with my family.

(K)